FEN
[Event " MrCohenOS Arena"]
[Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/8L88YL0z"]
[Date "2026.01.21"]
[White "Maria"]
[Black "Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.21"]
[UTCTime "21:21:58"]
[WhiteElo "1218"]
[BlackElo "1472"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-4"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+4"]
[WhiteTitle "❦"]
[BlackTitle "GM⚜"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "420+2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional } 3. Qf3?! { (0.17 → -0.76) Inaccuracy. Nge2 was best. } (3. Nge2 g6) 3... d6 4. Nd5 Nf6?! { (-0.97 → -0.19) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } (4... e6 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Ne2 a6 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. d3 h5 10. Bd2 d5 11. exd5) 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6?! { (-0.13 → -0.76) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } (7. Ne2) 7... Bxc6 8. e5?? { (-0.82 → -8.45) Blunder. Ne2 was best. } (8. Ne2) 8... Bxf3 9. gxf3 fxe5 10. Ne2 Qg5 11. f4 Qg2 12. Rg1 Qxh2 13. b3 Be7 14. fxe5 Bh4 15. Ng3 Qxg1+ 16. Ke2 dxe5 17. Ne4 Qg4+ 18. Ke3?! { (-22.00 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } (18. Kf1 Qxe4 19. d3 Qd4 20. Be3 Qxa1+ 21. Kg2 Qxa2 22. b4 cxb4 23. Kh3 Be7 24. d4 e4) 18... O-O?! { (Mate in 6 → -17.52) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf4+ was best. } (18... Qf4+ 19. Ke2 Qxe4+ 20. Kf1 Qf3 21. Kg1 Qxf2+ 22. Kh1 Bg3 23. Rb1 Qf1#) 19. Nxc5?! { (-17.52 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c3 was best. } (19. c3 Rad8) 19... Qd4+ 20. Kf3 Qxc5?! { (Mate in 5 → -21.78) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf2+ was best. } (20... Qxf2+ 21. Ke4 Rad8 22. Nd7 Rxd7 23. d4 Rxd4+ 24. Kxe5 Bf6#) 21. Bb2?! { (-21.78 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d4 was best. } (21. d4 Qxd4) 21... Qxf2+ 22. Ke4 Qe2+ 23. Kd5 Rad8+ 24. Kc5 Bf2+ 25. d4 exd4 26. Kb4 Rc8 27. c3 Qxb2 28. Rf1 Qxc3+ 29. Kb5 Qc5+ 30. Ka4 b5+ 31. Ka5 Qa3+ 32. Kxb5 Qc5+ 33. Ka4 Rb8 34. Rxf2 Qb4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1